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Sac State Jazz Concert
Jemma Villamayor
Dr. Steve Roach
Music118B/Section1
December 10, 2013

Concert Attendance Report #3

On Friday, December 6th, I attended the Sac State Vocal Jazz Ensembles. The show began with special guests Christian Brothers Vocal Jazz. This young group of singers were extremely talented for their age. They held their harmonies and expressed their talents in each piece they performed. It was quite impressive and heartwarming because these students looked so into the music that it showed the passion they have for singing and vocal jazz. Following these talented young students, the Sac State Jazz Singers came on stage and did an excellent job at their pieces as well. I appreciated the song choices and arrangements for each piece. They definitely showed the hard work and practice they put into each piece and I overly enjoyed the show they put on. With all of the songs from both groups, dynamics, harmonies, unison, scatting, and different rhythms, especially in 4/4 time signature, were portrayed throughout. …show more content…
I respected the professionalism and passion that the Christian Brothers Vocal Jazz portrayed through their performance. It was nice to see young students who showed interest in vocal jazz and performed it very well. Though, I would have to say my favorite pieces came from our own Sac State Jazz Singers, “I’ve Got Life” by Take 6, which was accompanied by a three man band, piano, bass, and drums, who all did an excellent job, and “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons/Pentatonix. “I’ve Got Life” featured singer Pam Shankar who is an outstanding singer. She had such a jazzy, bluesy, and soulful voice. The song “Radioactive” was amazing especially because it was similar to the arrangement of the group Pentatonix and was A cappella while Ian Miclat was beat-boxing throughout. I was very into the feel of the music that it kept me bobbing my head. I enjoyed these the
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